Hurry Home, Candy
by Meindert DeJong
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- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong, DeJong or Dejong was a Dutch-American, award-winning author of children's books Among other awards and nominations, he was presented with the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1962 for his contributions as a children's writer and "The Wheel on the School" won the US Newbery Medal in 1955 "Hurry Home, Candy" was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1954
The story centers around a pet dog who becomes lost and an excerpt from the dust jacket reads: "In an exciting story told with great compassion and a deep understanding of both people and animals, the little dog eventually finds security and a warm companionship and mutual trust The human characters who take part are obliquely revealed as they relate to the little dog, and, as the story evolves, a deeper meaning emerges and gives it striking universality"
The book is illustrated by Maurice Sendak and this copy, in its original dust jacket bears an inscription on the front free endpaper from the beloved artist and illustrator The volume is bound in bright white cloth, with a full illustration to the front cover The dust jacket has price of $495 at the top of the front flap, next to a black rectangle, and the numbers "60-100" appear at the bottom of the flap This book has only trace indications of age/wear to the jacket and boards that are very close to as-new The dust jacket is preserved in mylar The binding is tight and the pages are clean and bright There are no internal writings or inscriptions other than that of Sendak The only date is on the copyright page, 1953, but since Harper became Harper & Row in 1962, the book appears to be a reprint after 1962 244 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA660
- Title
- Hurry Home, Candy
- Author
- Meindert DeJong
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Apparent 1960's reprint
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.